Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 8 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 September 2004. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 16 September 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the amount of marine aggregates in cubic metres dredged off the British coast in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Answer: Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the amount of marine aggregates in cubic metres dredged off the British coast in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [188480] Keith Hill: I have been asked to reply The Crown Estate has provided the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister with the following figures for the extraction of aggregates from British waters over the past 10 years: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Tonnage extracted Cubic metres extracted1 1994 22,064,768 13,374,690 1995 26,122,576 16,068,640 1996 26,613,578 16,496,250 1997 24,876,508 15,301,780 1998 22,866,580 13,928,970 1999 23,678,572 14,442,100 2000 23,656,885 14,042,140 2001 22,689,280 13,771,780 2002 21,875,086 13,273,720 2003 22,226,070 13,525,340 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Approximate conversion.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c1726-7W;424 c1724-5W; 188480
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Coastal areas Aggregates Minerals Seas and oceans Dredging English Channel
Contains statistics: Yes
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